Disgusting day 1(day -30?) DLC

[the.ront]

Hear hear, I say all of us DLC haters should delete our forum accounts in protest!

I see what you did there....

 

[LordofTurtles]

I'm only against day one DLC when it involves a core part of the game, such as Mass Effect 3's companion and Metro's difficulty level DLCs. The DLC Paradox is offering is mostly all cosmetic or extra details to specific cultures/nations. Some people don't want that stuff. The Purple Phoenix DLC is only for the Byzantines who are almost extinct at the game start. Some players will never play as them so what's the point in them getting the extra stuff for the Byzantines? Plus the game has been said that it's mostly done and it's only balancing and bug fixing at the moment. This DLC is extra stuff that they thought of afterwards and is only being done because it give their event coders and artists something to do.

I don't mind as I intend to get it all, for free too with the sing-up and pre-order. I was also more than happy to pay the extra for the deluxe edition.

Yeah, they could have gone full retard with the DLC like Rome Total War 2 and lock access to areas of the map unless you buy DLC

 

[Dragnar]

The really awful thing here is your inability to use the search function - It isn't rocket surgery.

Ok, I'm intrigued. Is rocket surgery performed in rockets or on rockets? ("Oh, no! It's almost out of fuel. Nurse, give me 10cc of kerosene, stat!")

 

[lord_hur]

Ok, I'm intrigued. Is rocket surgery performed in rockets or on rockets? ("Oh, no! It's almost out of fuel. Nurse, give me 10cc of kerosene, stat!")

It is surgery performed with rockets.

 

[LemonMonk]

There is a DLC that is only available on day one?! Can we pay for it now and get it on a different day? I won't be able to DL it on release day because of my commitments at work. I'd pay more than the asking price to get it on a day that suits me better, I want the game in its entirety dammit.

As for DLC protesters.. what on earth is wrong with DLCs? Absolutely nothing, that's what.

 

[mejla]

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help, help, i'm being repressed!

 

[Zhetone]

I don't see the problem.
You can get everything essentially by pre-ordering the version which costs $5 more and you get 10% off if you bought EUIII.
None of it is even essential, so why does it matter? Why whine?
I know I'll be pre-ordering the game and I'll be happy to buy whatever DLC I can because I support Paradox and the new model, which costs less and gives more support for the game over time than the expansions did. CK2 gets a new DLC every few months and EUIII had to wait...what, a year between expansions? Patches seem to come faster, too. It's really quite nice.

 

[Hiiri]

Please notice, Paradox games are also a lot cheaper than many 'big' releases.

 

[Branch12]

Day 1 DLC is only disgusting when its game changing and should be in the game in the first place. This doesn't seem to be that.

 

[Tzeentch_]

Please notice, Paradox games are also a lot cheaper than many 'big' releases.

Actually EUIV isn't cheap at all, it's £35 for the cut edition or £40 for the full game in the UK. It's probably the most expensive PC game I've bought in years and it's not even a physical copy, I don't get a case or instruction booklet or anything. Compare this with Rome II: Total War which I bought for £26 and I still get all the day 1 DLC nonsense and a physical copy.

I guess it's probably different in the US however.

 

[unmerged(616751)]

I guess it's probably different in the US however.

When I preordered it on steam it was 36 U.S. dollars. The digital deluxe edition was 40.49.

 

[Hiiri]

Compare this with Rome II: Total War which I bought for £26 and I still get all the day 1 DLC nonsense and a physical copy.

What the...? I don't want to derail, but how the hell did you get Rome 2: TW for 26 pounds? It's 55 euros for me. Has euro collapsed while I was asleep or what?

 

[TheRevanchist]

Actually EUIV isn't cheap at all, it's £35 for the cut edition or £40 for the full game in the UK. It's probably the most expensive PC game I've bought in years and it's not even a physical copy, I don't get a case or instruction booklet or anything. Compare this with Rome II: Total War which I bought for £26 and I still get all the day 1 DLC nonsense and a physical copy.

I guess it's probably different in the US however.

That is stupidly cheap. I assure you, here in the US, compared to other recent releases, $39.99 for EU 4 ($44.99 for deluxe) is a bargain.

 

[DantesRevenge]

Well since I am not used to dlc
If you dont buy DLC's

1. game mechanics, playable countries and generally any important aspects will be missing?
2. you will have problem playing game online? (only with same dlc people will play together?)

 

[soda7777777]

What the...? I don't want to derail, but how the hell did you get Rome 2: TW for 26 pounds? It's 55 euros for me. Has euro collapsed while I was asleep or what?

Indeed, when did this happen?

At OP, you've started multiple threads about this before, you should probably cut it out before getting infracted or something.

 

[TheRevanchist]

Well since I am not used to dlc
If you dont buy DLC's

1. game mechanics, playable countries and generally any important aspects will be missing?
2. you will have problem playing game online? (only with same dlc people will play together?)

The DLCs so far are all either just cosmetic stuff or flavor events.

 

[DantesRevenge]

The DLCs so far are all either just cosmetic stuff or flavor events.

aha so if dlc's dont affect MP games, who cares if mindless orcs spend their money to pointless cosmetic addons? If MP games are open for all without dlc's then game is still cool

 

[timed]

Alright thanks OP, now it's the anti-Steam brigade's turn to make a thread!

 

[Dafool]

While I'm not a fan of day one DLC, as I have attested to in other discussions, these threads serve no purpose. A few people say PI is a terrible developer for using it, then a few people tell those people to leave if they don't like it. Neither of those opinions is constructive in the least. If you're going to discuss the merits of day one DLC, at least do so in a way that highlights its flaws or benefits.

 

[Hakko]

who cares if mindless orcs spend their money to pointless cosmetic addons? l

Thanks, mighty human.